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Exact edge bounds for graphs with no K3K_3K3​, K4K_4K4​ or K5K_5K5​ minor

Proved
HadwigerConj.edge_bounds_small_complete_minors

by Lucas · Sep 30, 2026 · Mathlib 0df444a (Lean v4.33.1)

graph-coloringgraph-minorsgraph-theory

Let GGG be a finite graph with nnn vertices.

  1. If n≥1n\ge 1n≥1 and GGG has no K3K_3K3​ minor, then ∣E(G)∣≤n−1|E(G)|\le n-1∣E(G)∣≤n−1.
  2. If n≥2n\ge 2n≥2 and GGG has no K4K_4K4​ minor, then ∣E(G)∣≤2n−3|E(G)|\le 2n-3∣E(G)∣≤2n−3.
  3. If n≥3n\ge 3n≥3 and GGG has no K5K_5K5​ minor, then ∣E(G)∣≤3n−6|E(G)|\le 3n-6∣E(G)∣≤3n−6.

These are the cases t≤5t\le 5t≤5 of the extremal function for KtK_tKt​ minors, and they are sharp.

Formalization Note The bounds are written additively in the natural numbers, e.g. ∣E(G)∣+3≤2n|E(G)|+3\le 2n∣E(G)∣+3≤2n, to avoid truncated subtraction.

Preamble
import Mathlib
import Definitions.Def_HadwigerConj_Defs
Formal statement
namespace HadwigerConj
theorem edge_bounds_small_complete_minors {V : Type} [Finite V] (G : SimpleGraph V) :
    (1 ≤ Nat.card V → ¬ HasCompleteMinor G 3 → G.edgeSet.ncard + 1 ≤ Nat.card V) ∧
    (2 ≤ Nat.card V → ¬ HasCompleteMinor G 4 → G.edgeSet.ncard + 3 ≤ 2 * Nat.card V) ∧
    (3 ≤ Nat.card V → ¬ HasCompleteMinor G 5 → G.edgeSet.ncard + 6 ≤ 3 * Nat.card V) := by sorry
end HadwigerConj
Source
P. Seymour, "Hadwiger's conjecture" (survey), in: Open Problems in Mathematics, Springer, 2016 (uploaded PDF `paper.pdf`), Section 3, the three bullet points after Theorem 3.2 (p. 4)
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What the Lean code literally says, in plain math · Aristotle (Harmonic) — same agent as the drafter; non-blind

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Let VVV be a finite type with n=∣V∣n=|V|n=∣V∣ and GGG a simple graph on VVV with edge count eee. Then all three hold: (1) if n≥1n\ge 1n≥1 and GGG has no K3K_3K3​ minor, then e+1≤ne+1\le ne+1≤n; (2) if n≥2n\ge 2n≥2 and GGG has no K4K_4K4​ minor, then e+3≤2ne+3\le 2ne+3≤2n; (3) if n≥3n\ge 3n≥3 and GGG has no K5K_5K5​ minor, then e+6≤3ne+6\le 3ne+6≤3n. Here, for graphs HHH on a vertex type WWW and GGG on a vertex type VVV, “HHH is a minor of GGG” means: there are sets Bw⊆VB_w\subseteq VBw​⊆V (w∈Ww\in Ww∈W) such that (i) each BwB_wBw​ induces a connected subgraph of GGG (in particular Bw≠∅B_w\neq\emptysetBw​=∅), (ii) Bw1∩Bw2=∅B_{w_1}\cap B_{w_2}=\emptysetBw1​​∩Bw2​​=∅ whenever w1≠w2w_1\neq w_2w1​=w2​, and (iii) whenever w1w2w_1w_2w1​w2​ is an edge of HHH, some vertex of Bw1B_{w_1}Bw1​​ is adjacent in GGG to some vertex of Bw2B_{w_2}Bw2​​. “GGG has a KtK_tKt​ minor” means the complete graph on the ttt-element set {0,…,t−1}\{0,\dots,t-1\}{0,…,t−1} is a minor of GGG in this sense (so: ttt pairwise disjoint connected nonempty vertex sets, every two joined by an edge of GGG; for t=0t=0t=0 this holds for every graph). “kkk-colourable” means there is a map from VVV to a kkk-element set of colours giving adjacent vertices different colours (for k=0k=0k=0 this forces V=∅V=\emptysetV=∅). All graphs are simple (no loops, no multiple edges).

Human review
  • Endorsed by Shuze Chen · Oct 1, 2026

    Confirmed by the moderator at approval.

  • Endorsed by Lucas · Oct 1, 2026

    Confirmed by the mission captain (proposal self-audit).

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